Mana Ayukawa
Japanese tennis player (born 1994)
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Mana Ayukawa (鮎川 真奈, Ayukawa Mana ; born 14 September 1994) is a Japanese tennis player.
| Country (sports) | |
|---|---|
| Born | 14 September 1994 Noda, Japan |
| Plays | Right (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $132,328 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 259–259 |
| Career titles | 2 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 382 (29 July 2019) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 295–219 |
| Career titles | 19 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 190 (4 May 2026) |
| Current ranking | No. 194 (18 May 2026) |
| Last updated on: 22 May 2026. | |
Ayukawa has a career-high singles ranking by the WTA of 382, achieved on 29 July 2019, and a best doubles ranking of world No. 190, achieved on 4 May 2026. She has won two singles titles and 19 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.
Early life
Career
Juniors
As a junior, Ayukawa reached her highest ranking of 174 on 31 January 2011.[2]
Professional
In October 2018, she played in the finals of the W25 tournament held in Hamamatsu, Japan.[3]
In February 2022, she won her second career singles title at a W15 tournament in Monastir, Tunisia.[4] In May 2022, She won the ITF W25 tournament in Nottingham, United Kingdom, with her Australian partner Alana Parnaby. This was Ayukawa's seventeenth title on the ITF Tour.[5]
In February 2023, she reached the final of the Georgia's Rome Tennis Open, a W60 tournament held in Rome, United States, with her Czech partner Gabriela Knutson. They lost in two sets to Hungarian Fanny Stollár and Swiss Lulu Sun.[6]
In September 2025, she won the ITF W35 tournament held in Nakhon Pathom, Thailand, with her compatriot Eri Shimizu, beating her compatriots Natsumi Kawaguchi and Erika Sema in the final.[7]
2025: WTA Tour debut
Ayukawa WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2025 Jiangxi Open, in the doubles tournament, partnering with Kanako Morisaki.[8] In the first round defeating English Alicia Barnett and French Elixane Lechemia they advanced to the quarterfinals.[9] They advanced to the semifinals by defeating Isabelle Haverlag of the Netherlands and Maia Lumsden of Great Britain in the quarterfinals.[10]
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 6 (2 titles, 4 runner-ups)
| Legend |
|---|
| W25 tournaments |
| W10/15 tournaments |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Feb 2012 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | W10 | Clay | 3–6, 0–6 | |
| Loss | 0–2 | Mar 2014 | ITF Kōfu, Japan | W10 | Hard | 6–3, 6–7(7), 2–6 | |
| Win | 1–2 | Jun 2014 | ITF Tokyo, Japan | W10 | Hard | 2–6, 6–0, 6–3 | |
| Loss | 1–3 | May 2018 | ITF Hammamet, Tunisia | W15 | Clay | 3–6, 5–7 | |
| Loss | 1–4 | Oct 2018 | ITF Hamamatsu, Japan | W25 | Carpet | 3–6, 4–6 | |
| Win | 2–4 | Feb 2022 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W15 | Hard | 1–6, 6–1, 6–4 |
Doubles: 48 (19 titles, 29 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Jun 2013 | ITF Istanbul, Turkey | W10 | Hard | 6–4, 7–6(6) | ||
| Win | 2–0 | Jul 2013 | ITF Knokke, Belgium | W10 | Clay | 6–2, 4–6, [10–8] | ||
| Loss | 2–1 | Sep 2013 | ITF Kyoto, Japan | W10 | Carpet (i) | 4–6, 2–6 | ||
| Win | 3–1 | Mar 2014 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | W10 | Clay | 7–5, 7–5 | ||
| Win | 4–1 | Apr 2014 | ITF Pula, Italy | W10 | Clay | 7–5, 3–6, [10–5] | ||
| Win | 5–1 | Jun 2014 | ITF Tokyo, Japan | W10 | Hard | 3–6, 6–4, [10–4] | ||
| Loss | 5–2 | Jul 2014 | Challenger de Gatineau, Canada | W25 | Hard | 4–6, 3–6 | ||
| Win | 6–2 | Jan 2015 | ITF Hong Kong | W10 | Hard | 7–6(4), 2–6, [10–7] | ||
| Loss | 6–3 | Feb 2015 | ITF Clare, Australia | W15 | Hard | 3–6, 5–7 | ||
| Loss | 6–4 | Mar 2015 | ITF Mornington, Australia | W15 | Clay | 4–6, 6–7(4) | ||
| Loss | 6–5 | May 2015 | ITF Karuizawa, Japan | W25 | Grass | 2–6, 0–6 | ||
| Loss | 6–6 | May 2015 | ITF Changwon, South Korea | W25 | Hard (i) | 3–6, 1–6 | ||
| Loss | 6–7 | Jun 2015 | ITF Kashiwa, Japan | W25 | Hard | 2–6, 7–5, [8–10] | ||
| Win | 7–7 | Aug 2015 | ITF Braunschweig, Germany | W15 | Clay | 3–6, 7–6(5), [10–4] | ||
| Loss | 7–8 | Sep 2015 | ITF Bangkok, Thailand | W15 | Hard | 6–2, 1–6, [6–10] | ||
| Win | 8–8 | Oct 2015 | ITF Hamamatsu, Japan | W25 | Grass | 0–6, 6–3, [10–4] | ||
| Loss | 8–9 | Dec 2015 | ITF Hong Kong, China SAR | W10 | Hard | w/o | ||
| Loss | 8–10 | Mar 2016 | ITF Mildura, Australia | W25 | Grass | 0–6, 3–6 | ||
| Loss | 8–11 | May 2016 | ITF Karuizawa, Japan | W25 | Grass | 1–6, 4–6 | ||
| Loss | 8–12 | Aug 2016 | Challenger de Gatineau, Canada | W25 | Hard | 6–4, 4–6, [6–10] | ||
| Loss | 8–13 | May 2017 | Jin'an Open, China | W60 | Hard | 5–7, 4–6 | ||
| Win | 9–13 | Nov 2017 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | W15 | Clay | 6–4, 6–3 | ||
| Win | 10–13 | Nov 2017 | ITF Stellenbosch, South Africa | W15 | Hard | 6–2, 6–2 | ||
| Win | 11–13 | Dec 2017 | ITF Stellenbosch, South Africa | W15 | Hard | 7–6(3), 6–3 | ||
| Loss | 11–14 | Feb 2028 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | W15 | Hard | 2–6, 6–7(5) | ||
| Loss | 11–15 | Apr 2028 | ITF Hammamet, Tunisia | W15 | Hard | 2–6, 2–6 | ||
| Loss | 11–16 | May 2018 | ITF Hammamet, Tunisia | W15 | Clay | 4–6, 3–6 | ||
| Loss | 11–17 | Jun 2018 | ITF Hua Hin, Thailand | W25 | Hard | 4–6, 4–6 | ||
| Loss | 11–18 | Jul 2018 | ITF Jakarta, Indonesia | W15 | Hard | 1–6, 2–6 | ||
| Win | 12–18 | Feb 2019 | ITF Jodhpur, India | W25 | Hard | 7–6(4), 4–6, [10–5] | ||
| Win | 13–18 | Jul 2019 | ITF Qujing, China | W25 | Hard | 6–2, 6–3 | ||
| Win | 14–18 | Aug 2019 | ITF Tsukuba, Japan | W25 | Hard | 6–7(2), 6–1, [10–7] | ||
| Win | 15–18 | Jan 2020 | ITF Hong Kong, China SAR | W25 | Hard | 6–4, 6–3 | ||
| Loss | 15–19 | Mar 2021 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | W15 | Hard | 6–1, 4–6, 1–2 ret. | ||
| Loss | 15–20 | Jun 2021 | Open Arcadis Osuna, Spain | W25 | Hard | 3–6, 3–6 | ||
| Loss | 15–21 | Jun 2021 | Porto Open, Portugal | W25 | Hard | 5–7, 2–6 | ||
| Loss | 15–22 | Oct 2021 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W15 | Hard | 4–6, 2–6 | ||
| Win | 16–22 | Oct 2021 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W15 | Hard | 6–3, 6–4 | ||
| Win | 17–22 | May 2022 | ITF Nottingham, United Kingdom | W25 | Grass | 7–5, 6–4 | ||
| Loss | 17–23 | Oct 2022 | ITF Makinohara, Japan | W25 | Carpet | 4–6, 5–7, [7–10] | ||
| Loss | 17–24 | Feb 2023 | Georgia's Rome Open, United States | W60 | Hard (i) | 3–6, 0–6 | ||
| Loss | 17–25 | Feb 2024 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | W15 | Hard | 4–6, 3–6 | ||
| Loss | 17–26 | Jul 2024 | ITF Tianjin, China | W35 | Hard | 3–6, 3–6 | ||
| Win | 18–26 | Jul 2024 | ITF Sapporo, Japan | W15 | Hard | 6–3, 6–4 | ||
| Loss | 18–27 | Oct 2024 | ITF Bakersfield, United States | W35 | Hard | 6–7(8), 2–6 | ||
| Loss | 18–28 | Jul 2025 | ITF Buzău, Romania | W35 | Clay | 6–7(7), 1–6 | ||
| Win | 19–28 | Sep 2025 | ITF Nakhon Pathom, Thailand | W35 | Hard | 6–2, 6–7(5), [10–8] | ||
| Loss | 19–29 | Nov 2025 | ITF Hamamatsu, Japan | W35 | Carpet | 3–6, 2–6 |